diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid.js
index 574543c3a6..1d302f5e1f 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid.js
@@ -773,16 +773,18 @@ export default class Grid {
 	}
 
 	setup_user_defined_columns() {
-		let user_settings = frappe.get_user_settings(this.frm.doctype, 'GridView');
-		if (user_settings && user_settings[this.doctype] && user_settings[this.doctype].length) {
-			this.user_defined_columns = user_settings[this.doctype].map(row => {
-				let column = frappe.meta.get_docfield(this.doctype, row.fieldname);
-				if (column) {
-					column.in_list_view = 1;
-					column.columns = row.columns;
-					return column;
-				}
-			});
+		if (this.frm) {
+			let user_settings = frappe.get_user_settings(this.frm.doctype, 'GridView');
+			if (user_settings && user_settings[this.doctype] && user_settings[this.doctype].length) {
+				this.user_defined_columns = user_settings[this.doctype].map(row => {
+					let column = frappe.meta.get_docfield(this.doctype, row.fieldname);
+					if (column) {
+						column.in_list_view = 1;
+						column.columns = row.columns;
+						return column;
+					}
+				});
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
index 20a04ee206..de174cf37f 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ export default class GridRow {
 	}
 
 	update_user_settings_for_grid() {
-		if (!this.selected_columns_for_grid) {
+		if (!this.selected_columns_for_grid || !this.frm) {
 			return;
 		}